English/英文版:Raptors wins its first NBA championship in Toronto. #WetheNorth are now #wetheChamps baby! I had so much excitement in my heart, but sadly, no one to share it with in Taipei. I found myself unable o concentrate before letting my emotions out. I tossed and turned during therapy, unable to concentrate on my exercise. There were butterflies in my stomach, my heart felt like it was floating. As soon as I realized my therapy was going nowhere before I do something about my emotions, I simply left the hospital early to deal with it. I decided to go for a good meal. After all, good food cures everything.;P

A hot pot joint usually has a fast-pace and noisy atmosphere with people coming and going constantly, and artificial lighting bright enough to kill the mood and even blind the guests. Guo & Bar only has natural lights coming in from its large windows, keeping the perfect atmosphere like a quality first date: natural and not overly pretentious or fake. The dining area features tables with couch seats and chairs. All chairs are also equipped with enough cushioning so a bony ass like me can sit for long hours. Chair backs also prevent me from that awkward moment when I (or a person with poor balance)

fall over and flashes everybody. It’s happened before (not funny!).

鍋＆ ＢＡＲ 吧檯區 / Guo & Bar Bar Area:

The left side of the restaurant is a semi-separate bar area featuring pink neon lights creating a more romantic atmosphere. This area also features window tables for people (street) watching, suitable for dates and loners. If these aren’t enough, the following will blow your mind: Almost every table has its own outlet for Nomophobia patients’ like me. My best friend is my cellphone, and I need to make sure it eats first and enough.

看影片有多少插座！/ Watch how many outlets we spotted in the video:

English/英文版:The left side of the restaurant is a semi-separate bar area featuring pink neon lights creating a more romantic atmosphere. This area also features window tables for people (street) watching, suitable for dates and loners. If these aren’t enough, the following will blow your mind: Almost every table has its own outlet for Nomophobia patients’ like me. My best friend is my cellphone, and I need to make sure it eats first and enough.
鍋&Bar精緻鍋物餐酒館廁所/ Guo & Bar Washroom:

鍋&Bar精緻鍋物餐酒館廁所(Guo & Bar Washroom)

也許是因為殘編用餐時間比一般人早，但是鍋&Bar 的廁所更是一般餐廳做不到、無可挑剔的乾淨，我只能用一句英文說：「Spotless」！

English/英文版:Maybe it is because of my early schedule, but the restroom is “Spotless.”

English/英文版:The soup base determines whether a hot pot is good or not.Guo & Bar‘s soup base is prepared with natural spices selected ingredients. There are 3 options to choose from: “Chicken Pot,” “Spicy pot,” or “Kelp Pot.” “Chicken pot is prepared with meat & chicken. Diners can choose up to 2 soup bases. Since the seafood set looks crazy delicious, we chose the “Kelp pot,” which is less likely to destroy the seafood’s natural flavours.

鍋＆ＢＡＲ飲料菜單ＭＥＮＵ/ Guo & Bar Beverages & Alcohol Menu:

鍋＆ＢＡＲ飲料菜單ＭＥＮＵ / Guo & Bar Beverages & Alcohol Menu

鍋＆ＢＡＲ飲料菜單ＭＥＮＵ （ Guo & Bar Beverages & Alcohol Menu）

鍋＆ＢＡＲ飲料菜單ＭＥＮＵ （ Guo & Bar Beverages & Alcohol Menu）

鍋＆ＢＡＲ飲料菜單ＭＥＮＵ （ Guo & Bar Beverages & Alcohol Menu）

鍋＆ＢＡＲ除了無酒精飲料外，還有紅白酒、啤酒、烈酒跟調酒，想要營造什麼氣氛，客人自己決定

English/英文版:

Guo & Bar‘s menu features alcoholic drinks like wine, beer, and cocktails; as well as non-alcoholic mocktails & juices. Guests set their own drinking mood.

Guo & Bar‘s food menu includes “a la carte” and set menus. Set menus come with an assorted vegetable plate, all-you-can-eat rice and sauce. We opted for a set menu because they look irresistible. Minimum order is $500nt and comes with “Mingo” ice cream from Thailand, which includes tropical fruits flavours such as mango and durian.

Our “Shrimps Set Meal for Two Persons ” ($1588NT) includes six types of shrimps & prawns, all of them are fresh. The set meal also includes 2 meat plates from 4 options: “streaky pork,” “pork shoulder butt,” “marbled beef,” or “beef short plate.” We chose “pork shoulder butt” and “marbled beef,” each plate is 200g in weight. The chef slices the meat to order in the open kitchen. The process is clean and transparent.

Guo & Bar may not be a buffet-style restaurant, but the portion can definitely fill you up. The veggie plate is super large, and the beef slices are much thicker than the usual hot pot sliced-meat. The shrimps & prawns plate is presented with dry -ice like a royal wedding, “smoking!” (Watch the video above!) All shrimps and prawns are fresh with no signs of “decapitation.”